Bug 26831

Thank you for the report.
If this bug is true, it suggests you are the first person to try the application.
Please can you give some background: details of your WiFi hardware, driver, configuration.

CC: (none) => lewyssmith

From MCC - Hardware - Browse and configure hardware - Ethernet, I get,

Identification
Vendor: ‎Ralink corp.

Description: ‎RT2790 Wireless 802.11n 1T/2R PCIe

Media class: ‎Network controller

Connection
Bus: ‎PCI Express

PCI domain: ‎0

Bus PCI #: ‎31

PCI device #: ‎0

PCI function #: ‎0

Vendor ID: ‎0x1814

Device ID: ‎0x0781

Sub vendor ID: ‎0x11ad

Sub device ID: ‎0x7600

Misc
Module: ‎rt2800pci


lspci -vv gives,

1f:00.0 Network controller: Ralink corp. RT2790 Wireless 802.11n 1T/2R PCIe
        Subsystem: Lite-On Communications Inc Device 7600
        Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B- DisINTx-
        Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
        Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 64 bytes
        Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 19
        NUMA node: 0
        Region 0: Memory at f3200000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K]
        Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 3
                Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=375mA PME(D0+,D1-,D2-,D3hot+,D3cold-)
                Status: D0 NoSoftRst- PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME+
        Capabilities: [50] MSI: Enable- Count=1/32 Maskable- 64bit+
                Address: 0000000000000000  Data: 0000
        Capabilities: [70] Express (v1) Endpoint, MSI 00
                DevCap: MaxPayload 128 bytes, PhantFunc 0, Latency L0s <128ns, L1 <2us
                        ExtTag- AttnBtn- AttnInd- PwrInd- RBE+ FLReset- SlotPowerLimit 35.000W
                DevCtl: CorrErr- NonFatalErr- FatalErr- UnsupReq-
                        RlxdOrd+ ExtTag- PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop-
                        MaxPayload 128 bytes, MaxReadReq 512 bytes
                DevSta: CorrErr+ NonFatalErr- FatalErr- UnsupReq+ AuxPwr- TransPend-
                LnkCap: Port #0, Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x1, ASPM L0s L1, Exit Latency L0s <512ns, L1 <64us
                        ClockPM+ Surprise- LLActRep- BwNot- ASPMOptComp-
                LnkCtl: ASPM Disabled; RCB 128 bytes Disabled- CommClk+
                        ExtSynch- ClockPM- AutWidDis- BWInt- AutBWInt-
                LnkSta: Speed 2.5GT/s (ok), Width x1 (ok)
                        TrErr- Train- SlotClk+ DLActive- BWMgmt- ABWMgmt-
        Capabilities: [100 v1] Advanced Error Reporting
                UESta:  DLP- SDES- TLP- FCP- CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- RxOF- MalfTLP- ECRC- UnsupReq- ACSViol-
                UEMsk:  DLP- SDES- TLP- FCP- CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- RxOF- MalfTLP- ECRC- UnsupReq- ACSViol-
                UESvrt: DLP+ SDES- TLP- FCP+ CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- RxOF+ MalfTLP+ ECRC- UnsupReq- ACSViol-
                CESta:  RxErr- BadTLP- BadDLLP- Rollover- Timeout- AdvNonFatalErr-
                CEMsk:  RxErr- BadTLP- BadDLLP- Rollover- Timeout- AdvNonFatalErr+
                AERCap: First Error Pointer: 00, ECRCGenCap+ ECRCGenEn- ECRCChkCap+ ECRCChkEn-
                        MultHdrRecCap- MultHdrRecEn- TLPPfxPres- HdrLogCap-
                HeaderLog: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
        Kernel driver in use: rt2800pci
        Kernel modules: rt2800pci

Thank you for all the information.

This package is variously maintained, so assigning the bug globally. CC'ing ChrisD, once its registered maintainer;

This might apply to Cauldron also, so CC'ing Dave to ask QA (anyone with WiFi) to try this application for Mageia 8. Too easily done.
"Wmwifi displays the signal strength, link level, noise level, name and
bitrate to your current wireless access point. It is a dock
application for WindowMaker or or any windowmanager/desktop
environment that handles docking."

Source RPM: wmwifi-0.6-9.mga7.x86_64 => wmwifi-0.6-9.mga7.src.rpm
Assignee: bugsquad => pkg-bugs
CC: lewyssmith => davidwhodgins, eatdirt

Mageia 7 is EOL since July 1st 2021.
There will not have any further bugfix for this release.

You are encouraged to upgrade to Mageia 8 as soon as possible.

@reporter, if this bug still apply with Mageia 8, please let us know it.

@packager, if you work on the Mageia 7 version of your package, please check the Mageia 8 package if issue is also present. In this case, please fix the Mageia 8 version instead.

This bug report will be closed OLD if there is no further notice within 1st September 2021.

[oleru@HP-Compaq ~]$ uname -a
Linux HP-Compaq 5.10.60-desktop-2.mga8 #1 SMP Wed Aug 18 11:12:31 UTC 2021 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
[oleru@HP-Compaq ~]$ wmwifi
^C
[oleru@HP-Compaq ~]$ 

If Wi-Fi is not running then I got "ERROR" streaming down the screen between "wmwifi" and ctrl-C. It is as above when Wi-Fi is running. In both cases I get a "window marker", or whatever it is called, on the panel line, named "wmwifi" but no window.

[root@HP-Compaq /home/oleru]# rpm -qi wmwifi 
Name        : wmwifi
Version     : 0.6
Release     : 11.mga8
Architecture: x86_64
Install Date: Sat 28 Aug 2021 07:28:54 PM CEST
Group       : Monitoring
Size        : 71245
License     : GPLv2
Signature   : RSA/SHA256, Sun 22 Mar 2020 02:32:38 PM CET, Key ID b742fa8b80420f66
Source RPM  : wmwifi-0.6-11.mga8.src.rpm
Build Date  : Sun 22 Mar 2020 02:02:02 PM CET
Build Host  : localhost
Packager    : eatdirt <eatdirt>
Vendor      : Mageia.Org
URL         : https://www.dockapps.net/wmwifi
Summary     : A dock application to monitor your wifi network interfaces
Description :
Wmwifi displays the signal strength, link level, noise level, name and
bitrate to your current wireless access point. It is a dock
application for WindowMaker or or any windowmanager/desktop
environment that handles docking.
[root@HP-Compaq /home/oleru]#

I'll have a look. Did you try

wmwifi -bw

?

"wmwifi -bw" gives a tiny window with a little bit of wifi information. It is about 1/400 parts of the screen and could not be enlarged nor moved.

Yep, that's what a windowmaker applet is :) 64x64 pixels.

Does it work, do you see the strength of the signal in the little window?

The window is alive. On top there is the SSID shuffling past, underneath from the left is a Wi-Fi symbol and a percentage and then to the right "LINK" with the pan flute.

Thank you for checking. This is then the expected behaviour.

On some window managers, others than WindowMaker, the window may not appear, that's why you have to use the "-bw" option.

Status: NEW => RESOLVED
Resolution: (none) => INVALID